MPs' expenses: has Gordon Brown backed down?

Rightly put on the spot about the plan by Douglas Carswell (one of only a handful of MPs to openly promise to vote against tomorrow) the Prime Minister made a stumbling attempt to defend the plans ("Our plans are for more transparency…") and to blame the Tories for the whole thing.

Then, on the FOI point, he concluded: "I believe all-party support is important, so we we will continue to consult on the matter."

Eh? MPs are due to vote on the thing tomorrow. So what does it all mean? More soon, I hope.